The 15 Best Movie Marathons to Watch Any Time

A movie marathon is the perfect way to spend a relaxing weekend, especially when shared with friends. Franchise-themed marathons offer a cohesive and enjoyable viewing experience. To help you plan your next cinematic binge, we've compiled 15 fantastic franchises, complete with their total runtimes.

Planet of the Apes

With the recent release of Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, now's the perfect time for a sci-fi binge. The ten films in this franchise, while spanning multiple timelines, offer hours of entertainment. A two-day marathon comfortably accommodates the entire collection, or you can opt for a shorter, single-day binge focusing on the prequel films.

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X-Men

Before the MCU, the X-Men franchise reigned supreme. Including Deadpool and Wolverine, the franchise boasts 13 films. While the chronological order can be tricky, a shorter marathon focusing solely on the Wolverine timeline is a viable option. Excluding Deadpool, the remaining X-Men films clock in at just over 22 hours. However, let's be honest, you'll want to include Deadpool.

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88 Contains 10 movies. See it at Amazon

Fast and Furious

With Fast X, the franchise has reached 13 adrenaline-pumping installments. This action-packed marathon, focused on family, takes almost 23 and a half hours.

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Lord of the Rings

A classic marathon choice, the original Lord of the Rings trilogy is a timeless epic. Including The Hobbit trilogy and The Rings of Power series significantly extends the viewing time. The six feature films total approximately 19 and a half hours, while adding Rings of Power adds nearly 18 more hours.

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Star Wars

The ever-expanding Star Wars universe currently boasts 11 live-action films, with more on the horizon. Including animated films and series like The Clone Wars and The Mandalorian dramatically increases the runtime. A live-action-only marathon clocks in at over 25 hours.

Pirates of the Caribbean

The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, featuring the iconic Jack Sparrow, comprises five films, easily bingeable in a single day (just over 12 hours).

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Jurassic Park

With six feature films, plus shorts and an animated series, the Jurassic Park franchise offers a thrilling dinosaur-filled marathon of just over 10 hours.

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4 Includes all six movies in 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and digital. See it at Amazon

Indiana Jones

Spanning four decades, the five Indiana Jones films offer a compact marathon (just over 10 hours), perfect for a single day.

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The Conjuring

The extensive Conjuring universe, encompassing nine films and five shorts, provides a chilling marathon of just under 14 and a half hours.

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Transformers

Eight Transformers films deliver explosive action, perfect for a two-day marathon (approximately 18 and a half hours).

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Harry Potter

The magical world of Harry Potter, excluding Fantastic Beasts, offers a nearly 20-hour marathon. Including the prequels adds another 6 hours and 49 minutes.

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Alien

Nine films make up the Alien franchise, including Predator crossovers and prequels. A space-horror marathon of the main series clocks in at just over 17 hours; excluding the Predator films reduces the runtime to about 14 hours.

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4 Contains six Blu-ray discs and digital codes. See it at Walmart

Scream

The recently revitalized Scream franchise offers a fun, self-aware horror marathon of just over 11 and a half hours.

Scream: 6-Movie Collection

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James Bond

With 26 films and seven actors portraying 007, a complete James Bond marathon is a significant undertaking (over 54 hours). Focusing on a single Bond's era offers a more manageable viewing experience (e.g., the Daniel Craig films total 7 hours and 40 minutes).

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1 Has 24 Bond films from the classic era to the modern ones. See it at Amazon

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games franchise, including the prequel, offers a captivating marathon of just over 11 and a half hours.